Gunman Posts ‘Call to Arms’ on Truth Social After Trump FBI Search: Reports

An armed man who fled after making an attempt to breach an FBI workplace in Ohio seems to have posted a “call to arms” on Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform after federal brokers searched the ex-president’s house, US media reported Friday.

An account bearing the identify of 42-year-old suspect Ricky Shiffer, recognized by Ohio authorities on Friday, featured a number of posts of violent anger together with his failed plan to assault the FBI, in accordance with display photographs of the profile, a number of US shops reported.

“This is your call to arms,” an account bearing Shiffer’s identify posted on Truth Social.

“I am proposing war,” the account posted, urging “patriots” to kill federal brokers the day after Trump’s Florida residence was searched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation — a transfer that sparked outrage in right-wing circles.

Shortly earlier than it was faraway from the social media platform, the identical account appeared on Thursday to admit to making an attempt to storm FBI workplaces within the midwestern state of Ohio.

The FBI mentioned Thursday that an individual armed with a weapon had tried to breach the entry to the bureau’s workplace within the metropolis of Cincinnati.

According to native media, the person fired a nail gun and brandished an AR-15-style rifle earlier than fleeing by automotive.

“Well, I thought I had a way through bullet proof glass, and I didn’t. If you don’t hear from me, it is true I tried attacking the FBI, and it’ll mean either I was taken off the internet, the FBI got me, or they sent the regular cops while,” learn a publish, which seems to finish mid-sentence and was shared Thursday morning, in accordance with reviews.

The incident drew nationwide consideration because it occurred only some days after the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion, though there was no instant affirmation the occasions have been linked.

The suspect in Ohio was killed in a standoff with police after a automobile pursuit and alternate of gunfire, authorities mentioned.